Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-31
LOSING POWER.

more applcauOnS than places.
LOSING POWER.
The Knights of Labor are in most dis
organized state. They have received so
many conflicting orders that they obey or
disobey, as they see fit. The power of the
leaders in this city seems to be gone. The
action of Local Assembly No. 10, ,235 COM
posed of employees in the passenger service,
in disbanding their Assembly, which was
done last night, rather than obey an antici-
pated order to strike, is a most serious blow
to the Knights Of Labor organization as a
whole. 1t has few left here, and the men
are thoroughly cowed. Many have refused
to strike, and prefer to defy their organiza-
ton rather than their employers.
POWERFUL ONLY FOR MISCHIEF.
lCcpigh, 1887, by the California Associated fTess.l
New YORK. December 30th.-The Board
of Trade and Transportation bad its annual
dinner last night at the Brunswick. Among
the guests were Bishop Potter, Mayor
Hewitt, General Schofield Orlando B. Pot
ter and several Congressman. The princi-
pal speaker was Mayor Hewitt, who vigor-
ously denounced "secret and irresponsible
labor organizations" Referring to the
Knights he said:
Unless the occurrences of the present
week shall end in the utter collapse and
destruction, as | trust it will, of this or
ganization, which has only been powerful
for mischief and most mischievous to its
own members, as it always must be; un-
less 1t is settled now, the next division of
parties will not be upon the line of tariff,
notwithstanding the message of the Presi-
dent, but it will be upon the line of law
and order, as against secret and irresponsi-
BILE conclaves."
NO HEED PAID TO THE ORDER.
PHILADELPHIA, December 3Oth.-As far
as could be learned this afternoon the order
for the Reading employees to strike at noon
to-day had no perceptible effect in this city.
At Port Richmond, and at all the depots
and along the line of the various branches
in this city, there was the usual activity,
and the officials report that none of the
employees have quit work.
A PACKED CONVENTION
PHILADELPHIA, December 30th.-A spe-
cial dispatch from Reading says: The
representatives of the Reading Assemblies
claim to-day that they were not fairly
treated, and charge that the convention
was packed with delegates from the ceal
regions, bent upon forcing strike. In the
language of one of them, The Schuylkill
Company's men came here red hot for a
fight to finish, determined to force 1000
employees of the Reading shops into an une-
quai contest"
AN ASSEMBLY HOLDING OUT.
PHILADELPHIA, December 30th.-An un-
usually large meeting of Local Assembly
$500 was held tonight. At its conclusion
ii was stated that No. $3.50 had resolved to
abide by the action of the Reading Conven-
ton and refuse to go to work tomorrow
morning.
THE KNIGHTS LOSING GROUND.
READING, December 30th.-The Knights
of Labor are evidently losing ground in
this vicinity. This week three Trade
Unions withdrew from them in this city,
and will be mustered into membership
with the Trade and Labor Council Of the
Federation of Labor.
Seven hundred men on the Shamokin
and Mahanoy division of the Reading
Railroad-at Shamokin, Mahanoy Plane
and Ashland-struek to-day.
AN UPHEAvAL PROMISED FOR TO-DAY.
PoTTsvILLE (Pa.), December 30th.-Al-
though, judging from the surface, that the
order to the Reading Railroad men to
strike had fallen fiat, yet, if reliance is to
be put upon the statements and claims of
Chairman Lee, who returned to this city
from Philadelphia this morning, tomorrow
will witness an upheaval in comparison
with which the original premature strike
was bagatelle.